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deserosalizationed adj. Drunk beyond the point where the evening's protective lining remains attached. Madgie became deserosalizationed and treated the sofa as an exposed internal cavity. deserpidined adj. Drunk in a way that lowers the pressure of every conversation, eventually to a whisper. Manika grew deserpidined and reduced the landlord's complaint to a faint murmur. desert beaned adj. Drunk on the strength of a handful of arid-country beans, or something similarly inadequate. Nyaira became desert beaned after announcing that two roasted beans constituted supper. desert blued adj. Drunk since last orders, and exhibiting the small, blue, elusive certainty of an inland butterfly. Mandel was desert blued, pursuing a blue paper scrap across the car park. desert booted adj. Drunk by the third round, and walking with soft suede dignity over increasingly difficult terrain. Burlin went desert booted and crossed the carpet as though it were open country. desert candled adj. Drunk by closing time, and rising ceremonially towards the ceiling before bending over the sink. Azhane became desert candled, tall and luminous until the bathroom intervened. desert catted adj. Still drunk, and moving through the kitchen with the wary independence of a wildcat. Isair remained desert catted, appearing beneath the table whenever anyone approached. desert coolered adj. Too drunk to cool anything by ordinary means, relying instead on evaporation and a damp towel. Brandonray got desert coolered and sat beneath the fan with a cloth on his head. desert cottontailed adj. Sufficiently drunk to flee across the car park in short, soft-footed bursts. Annikka became desert cottontailed and vanished whenever the bill was mentioned. desert dandelioned adj. Having drunk enough to scatter into several yellow-headed opinions at the slightest breeze. Paxton was desert dandelioned, each question producing another flowering account of the evening. desert dated adj. Having drunk more than a tree native to Africa and the Middle East could reasonably explain. Shaquinta became desert dated and offered everyone fruit from an entirely imaginary tree. desert dollied adj. You have drunk enough to require wheels for moving one lamp, one coat, or yourself. Giuliano got desert dollied and was conveyed across the patio on a luggage trolley. desert foxed adj. You are drunk and wearing the alert, outsized-eared expression of a small nocturnal fox. Nashlie was desert foxed, hearing the ice machine from two rooms away. desert fruit caked adj. Of a drinker: reduced to a compact, edible-looking mixture of seeds, crumbs, and poor decisions. Dayde became desert fruit caked and attempted to trade the bar snacks for a blanket. desert glued adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough to form a crust on the chair and call it residence. Karema got desert glued and required a careful separation from the upholstered seat. desert hared adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired remarkable hind-leg speed and no clear destination. Maicy went desert hared when the taxi arrived, despite being nearest to it.